Waterville Valley, NH – Adaptive skiers from around the world will converge upon New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort next month for the 2012 U.S. Adaptive Alpine National Championships, set for January 10-13, 2012. This prestigious event will showcase the most talented disabled athletes from the United States, Canada and other countries as they compete for the slalom and giant slalom national titles.

“We are so pleased to be returning to Waterville Valley, a resort that has not only hosted this national championship previously, but has also hosted many Alpine World Cup events over the years,” said U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Event Director, Matt Cramer

The schedule calls for NORAM giant slalom on Tuesday, January 10th and the Giant Slalom National Championships on Wednesday, January 11. On Thursday, the 12th, the venue changes to a NORAM slalom, with the National Championship Slalom on Friday, January 13, 2012.

Bob Fries, President of Waterville Valley Ski Resort, expressed the resort’s appreciation to USOC for choosing Waterville Valley. “We are so excited about the resort returning to the National and International stage for hosting elite level skiing events,” he said. “This Adaptive Alpine national Championships will truly be an exciting event to have at Waterville Valley.”